Chord/Tab song: Roller Skates

...ROLLER SKATES... by Steel Pulse

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from 'Earth Crisis' (1984)

Intro:

Am, Dm, Am, Em

Am Dm, E7 (x4)

Verse 1:

[Am] Out on the corner,
With my [Dm]roller skates,
[Am] Having fun with the girls,
Says I'm [Dm]feeling great, [E7]woah.

[Am] In the dark of the night,
[Dm] Street lamps [E7]glowing,
[Am] On full blast is my [Dm]radio, [E7]radio.

Interlude:

Am Dm, E7 (x2)

Verse 2:

[Am] Up comes this guy in his flashy car,
[Dm] In his mouth, stuck a [E7]big cigar.
[Am] Needed my help, said he lost his way,
[Dm] I never heard, a [E7]word he said.

To [Am]find some street,
Said he wanted in-[Dm]structions,
[E7] So I [Am]turned down the music,
To point out di-[Dm]rections, [E7]guess what?

Bridge 1:

[Am] Guy jumped on me, messed up my clothes,
[Dm] Smashed and grabbed my [E7]radio.
[Am] Calling all detectives;
A [Dm]criminal at large [E7]smoking,
A [Am]big fat cigar, in a flashy car,
And [Dm]think him some super-[E7]star.

Chorus 1:

[Am] Life, life without music,
[Dm] I can't [E7]go, go no.
[Am] Life without music,
[Dm] I can't [E7]go no.

Interlude:

[Am] I'm gonna get him,[Dm]
The [E7]last thing I do,
[Am] Must get a beating,[Dm]
Till him [E7]red and blue.

Verse 3:

[Am] Didn't take long to catch him,
[Dm] Parked up car and [E7]music blasting.
[Am] On the sidewalk he was dancing,
[Dm] Stealing the show; the [E7]people watching.

[Am] Roller skate gang,
[Dm] Was hot on his [E7]tracks,
[Am] Stick him up mister,
[Dm] Give me back, [E7]give me back,
[Am] Give me back, give me back,
My [Dm]radio.[E7]

Bridge 2:

[Am] Guy jumped on me, messed up my clothes,
[Dm] Smashed and grabbed my [E7]radio.
[Am] Calling all detectives;
A [Dm]criminal at large [E7]smoking,
A [Am]big fat cigar, in a flashy car,
And [Dm]think him some super-[E7]star.

Chorus 2:

[Am] Life, life without music,
[Dm] I can't [E7]go no.
[Am] Life without music,
[Dm] I can't [E7]go no.

Break:

[Am] Jumped up on me, messed up my clothes,
[Dm] Smashed and grabbed my [E7]radio.

[Am] Can't get away, crime don't pay,
[Dm] (Smashed and grabbed my [E7]radio).
Can't get,
Away with...[Am]that.[Bm]

KEY CHANGE

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Verse 4:

[Bm] Life without music,
[Em] Bimma!
[F#7] Murder style,
(I can't [Bm]go).
Dem have fe get a beatin',
[Em] Say dem [F#7]have fe get a beatin'.
[Bm] Nothing greater, nothing best,
Like the [Em]music, from my [F#7]wireless.
The [Bm]only thing that I detest,
Is the [Em]man who steal my [F#7]wireless.

Him ha fe [Bm]run like a fugitive,
Him ha fe [Em]run from detective.[F#7]
Him ha fe [Bm]run like a fugitive,
Him ha fe [Em]run from detective.[F#7]

[Bm] Samuel Thomas is the thief name,
He must lead a [F#7]life of shame.
[Bm] Some a dem call him Uncle Sam,
[Em] Some a dem call him Uncle [F#7]Tom.
[Bm] Uncle Sam and Uncle Tom,
[Em] Yes they are the [F#7]same man,
[Bm] S.A.M. means "Stealaway music",
[Em] T.O.M. means "[F#7]Thiefer of music".

Coda:

The [Bm]drum and the bass,
Have fe move me waist,
[Em] Lyrics and song,
Are fe [F#7]keep me strong.
[Bm] Ridim' and skank,
Me have JAH fe thank,
[Em] Samuel Thomas him,
[F#7] Have fe get vank.
Him [Bm]have fe get a beatin',
Him [Em]have fe get a beatin'.[F#7]

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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[Am] [Dm] [Em] [E7] [Bm] [F#7]
[EADGBE]xxx555 [EADGBE]xx7765 [EADGBE]xx9987 [EADGBE]xxx454 [EADGBE]xxx777 [EADGBE]xxx656

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com